|
|
Definition of Conglomeration
1. Noun. A rounded spherical form.
2. Noun. A sum total of many heterogenous things taken together.
Member holonyms: Plankton, Nekton
Generic synonyms: Sum, Sum Total, Summation
Derivative terms: Aggregate, Conglomerate
3. Noun. An occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass.
Generic synonyms: Combine, Combining
Derivative terms: Conglobe, Conglomerate
Definition of Conglomeration
1. n. The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass.
Definition of Conglomeration
1. Noun. That which consists of many previously separate parts. ¹
2. Noun. An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conglomeration
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conglomeration
Literary usage of Conglomeration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. German Orthography and Phonology: A Treatise with a Word-list by George Hempl (1897)
"3) conglomeration §§ 333-366 333. i) The difference between a genuine compound
and a conglomeration of words often juxtaposed, is generally easily seen ..."
2. The Story of My Childhood by Clara Barton (1907)
"... but rather regarded the whole thing as a sort of mental conglomeration, and
looked on with a kind of amused curiosity to see what they would make of it. ..."
3. The R.I. Schoolmaster by Rhode Island, Commissioner of Public Schools (1858)
"... fired the first gun in the revolution ; gave John Bull his first beating and
put her hands first to the Declaration of Independence. conglomeration—A ..."
4. The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Parsons Lathrop, Julian Hawthorne (1883)
"The palace is such a confused heap and conglomeration of buildings, that it is
impossible to get within any sort of a regular description. ..."
Other Resources:
